Buoyant NSA Wales early ram sale tops at 3,350gns for Abergele tup

Leading the way was a Texel shearling ram from Dewi Williams, Abergele, whose daughter Dona is pictured with the buyer, Michael James

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Buyers were in confident mood at this year’s NSA Wales & Border early ram sale, with keen bidding on quality, strong, sheep ready to go out to work.

The sale’s 390 sheep grossed £213,615, well up on 2015 when 388 sheep fetched a combined £195,000.

Headline prices at the Royal Welsh showground, Powys , were also up on last year, with the highest priced ram, a Texel shearling, going for 3,350gns.

This was more than double the leading 2015 price when a Charollais topped at 1,300gns.

This year’s price leader was from Dewi Williams, of GP Williams & Co, Abergele , whose daughter Dona closed her Penrhyn Bay hairdressing salon to join her father at the sale with his 18-strong consignment.

Mr Williams said his sale topper was a “very rare Texel ram” with a good back end, really tight skin and length.

“Everything you want,” he said.

“It’s a rare thing really, a combination of all the breed traits and that’s hard to get.”

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The tup was sired by the son of Garngwr Upper Class, a ram sold at Lanark for £32,000, while the dam is a Llegodig ewe.

The shearling was knocked down to Michael James of Maes Mynis, Builth Wells, who said: “It’s a good tup, it’s got it where it needs to be, with a lot of length, muscle and a leg on each corner.”

Next best was also a Texel, the breed champion yearling sold by Barbara and Jo Smith, from their Slapton flock, Towcester. This went home with Graham and Mary Jones for 2,100gns. Last year the Smiths achieved a best of 1,200gns, also for the breed champion.